Galley for typographical machines



3&64483 Aug. i, 1923. T. s. HOMANS GALLEY FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINES Filed 001:. 13 19 22 mvENTok ATTORNEY Fat-envied Aug. 1?, i923.

THOIVLAS S. HOMANS, OF .ZBE-OOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNCR TO INTERTYPE t T til T CORPORATION, or BnooKLYN, NEW YonK, a CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

GALLEY FOR TYPGGRAPHICAL MACHINES.

Application filed. October 13, 1922. Serial No. 594,327.

T all whom it may concern:

galleys being arranged to receive the type v which are successively ejected from the castlng and trimming mechanisms of the 'machine and to assemble the type bars sideby-side in the same order in which they are cast.

j T he primary object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved means for assembling the type bars in the galley,

whereby the relatively thick type be "s of the kind now produced in typographical machines, as well as the ordinary relatively thin type bars, will be properly handled and assembled in the galley,: the assembling means, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, being self-adjusting, so that it will accommodate itself automatically to the variations in the thicknesses of the type bars as such variations may occur, and hence it does not require the attention of the operator for such adjustments. The assembling means, according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, also accommodates itself automatically to the assembling of type bars or" varying lengths, so that it does not depend upon or require any adjustment by the operator to provide for such variations. I

To these and other ends, the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be hereinafter'more fully described, the features of novelty being pointed out particularlyin the claims at the end of the specification.

In the accompanying drawing:-

Figure 1 is an end elevation or an outside galley adapted to receive type bars as they are ejected from the casting and trimming mechanisms of a typographical machine, the

galley embodying type bar assembling means constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view, with parts broken away, showing the construction and mode of operation of the type bar assembling means; i

Figure 3 is a perspective view of an ordinary or relatively thin typebar as commonly produced on typographical machines; V

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a rela 'tively thick type bar of the kind used for headings, display type and similar purposes and which are also now produced on typographical machines;

Figure 5 represents a cross section through the typebar channel leading to the galley, illustrating diagrammaticaily the manner in which a relatively thick type bar similar to that shown in Figure 4 is accominodated by the assembling means; and

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 showing diagrammatically the manner in which an ordinary or relatively thin type bar like that shown in Figure 3 is accommodated by the assembling means.

Similar parts are designated by the same reference characters in the several views.

The present invention is applicable generally to typographical machines of the kinds which produce type bars or slugs which bear a line of type characters on an edge thereof. The invention is particularly applicable to typographical machines 01" the well known linotyp'e class, and to the socalled outside galleys commonly used on machines of that class and which receive and assemble side-byside in the order in which they are cast, type bars as the same are ejected from the casting and trimming mechanisms. The invention is shown in the accompanying drawing and will be hereinafter described asapplied to the so-called outside galleys of typographical machines or the linotype class, but it will be understood that the invention is not restricted to machines of that particular class, as it is applicable generally to typographical machines producing type bars of the kind above described. It willalso be understood that while the preferred embodiment of the tion, illustrated, as'equivalent constructions V are contemplated and these will be includedwithin the scope of the claims.

In the. present. instance, wherein. the in-i vcntion is shown apphedto a typographical .machine' 'of the Well known linotype class, 1

designates a part of the trimmingknife;-

which may be any of the well known kinds used, and through which the type bar ejected from the mold is pushed, the blades of the knife. trimming the slug to exact thickness in the well'knownway. The type bar may be ejected from the mold' a-nd pushed through the trimming knife by an ejector bladeof. the. kind commonly used in line castingmachines. A guide plate 2 is usually provided within the trimming knife for the purpose of maintaining a frictional contact onthe type bar 'after'it has been trimmed andiwhile it isbeing passed into the receiving mechanism ofthe galley.

The galley whichis'designated generally as 3 is located at the fron't of the machlne anditcomprises a floor or shelf t on which the type bars T are adapted to be assembled side-by-side and in the order in which they are cast inv the machine. [in abutment or support 5. is arranged to receive the type bars in frontof it and has aspring 6 or other suitable meansto provide friction whichwill enable the abutment or support to be shiftedtoward the left (Fig. 2) as the type. bars accumulate infront of it and are progressively fed toward .the left in said figure. The feeding of the type bars follows the reception of each type-bar in the line in front of the ablnment orsupport 5, and this feeding: ofithe' line of type barsmay be effected by a pusher similar to that commonly used on machinesofthe.linotype class or b any other appropriatemeans. I

The floor or shelf 3 of the galley is sup.-.

ported at one endby a bracket 7 which is suitably secured in fixed relation to thetrim- 'm'ing knife and inthe present instance the portion 8 of this bracket WlliCllllQS between the bottom wall 9 of the trimming knife andjthe upper rear edgeof the floor 8, forms, in effecua continuation of the upper surface of the 'flOOIBZLIId it providesthe bottom wall or floor of a type bar passage or channel through. which the type. bars pass to the galley. This floor comprises a portion 10 p which is. located ata relatively lower level provided above the lower and upper floor levels 10 and 11 which is of sufficient width 1 to permit the passage of type bars which are of the maximum thickness to be accommodated. As shown, one side wall ofthe type bar channel is fo'rme'd'by' the-plate 12,

a portion of this plate being broken'away V in Figure? to illustrate the interior conwall 13 of the channel. may be permanently fixed in place and constltute a part of the galley supporting bracket 7.

The present invention provides means for 'struction of the type bar channel. The other causing the type bars ejected from the trim ining knife to correctly'enter the type bar channehl. so that they will descend lengthwise therethrough and for causing the type barsto fstand'in upright position on their feet during their descentthrough the 'chan nel, irrespective of variationsin the'thiek- .ness of the. type bars. Such means also ac.- CQIIIPQOtlEltGS itself to variationsin the length of the type bars. Such meansin "the present. instance comprises a gateior deflector 14' which has. an upright or substantially Vere-1. tical portion 15 and a downwardly and forwardly inclined. portion. 16 which is con- '1 nectedto the-upright portion 15 by an in termediate bend 17.. The gate or deflector is preferably hung as a pendant from a pivot pin 18, which latter may be supportedbythe upper portions or continuations:oftheplates 12 and 13. The downwardly.andforwardly inclined. lower portion 16 of the gate; being forward of the pivot 18,. will tendtoswing the gate rearwardly, but the rearward swing of the gate is limited by a projection 19on the gate which is arranged to abutagainst the forward edge. of. thewall 13 when the gate reaches a predetermined'point in its rearwardswing. .The'gate occupies aposition between-the sidewalls ,1'2fand13-of the type bar channel; its upper.oruprightportion 15 being in. line with or opposite to the passage in the trimming knife through which the trimmed type barsare ejected and the ldQ lower inclined portion-16 d the gate lying above or oppositeto the floor of the type bar channel whichcomprises they lower and up perlevels 10 and 11. 18 of the gate is locatedsufticiently high to be above the upper end of the longest type bar to be handled. The rear face of. the

The pivotal support upright portion 15 and the under race of'the inclined portion; 1.6.of the gate are formed along one side edge of the gate Witha step 20, this step 20 extending continuously from the. upper upright portion to. the lower in clined portion of the gate'and at the latter point it is opposite to'the lower. level 10 in thefioor of the type bar channel; A second step 21 is formed on the uprightand inclined portions'of the gate along sideiof the step 20,'the portion of'this step 21 on thelower inclined portion 16 of the gate being opposite to theupper level 11 on the floor of the type bar channel. iPreferably, the step 21 has a bevel form or it is connected to the step 20 by a beveled surface. It will be understood that the gate '14 is free to swing in a forward and rearward direction between the plates 12 and 13 and about the pivot 18 as an axis, its rearward movement, however, being limited by the projection of stop 19.

The'mode of operation of the type bar assembling structure as above described is as follows: .When a type bar of ordinary thickness similar to that shown in Figure 3 is pushed forwardly through the trimming knife by the ejector on the machine, the lower end of the type bar will pass from the bottom wall 9 of the trimming knife to the downwardly and forwardly inclined lower level 10, it being pushed toward this side of the type bar entrance bythe friction plate 2 within the trimming knife. The upper Q portion of the type bar will engage-the step 20 on the upright portion 15 of the gate, thereby pressing the latter forwardly to a slight extent. As the ejector of the machine recedes, the gate will press the upper endof thetype bar rearwardly, thus tipping the upper end of the type bar rearwardly. The lower end of the type bar having already entered upon the lower level 10 of the floor of the type bar, will be in position to descend endwise through this channel and in entering and passing through the channel, the upper longitudinal edge of the type bar will be engaged by the step on the gate, substantially as is. shown in Figure 6, so that the type bar is supportedand'maintained in upright position while it is descending endwise through the channel,-engagement ofthe type bar with the step 20 bein caused, and lateral tipping of the type bar being prevented by the bevel which is adjacent to or connects the step 21 on the gate to the step 20 thereon. It will be understood that the gate 1 1 is lifted or pushed forwardly by the type bar while passing the bend 17 of the gate and while pass ing through the type bar entrance,after which the gate resumes its normal position with the projection or stop 19 resting against the forward edge of the wall 13, under the influence of gravity. lVhen a relatively thick type bar similar to the type bar T in Figure 1 is e'ected from the trimmin 'knife such type'bar engages thestep 21 on'the gate, while the lower end of the type bar passes from the bottom wall 9 of the trimming knife onto the .downwardlyand forwardly sloping level 11 of the floor of the type bar entrance. The upper portion of the type-bar causes the gate. to'swing forwardly; to a slight extent, as before, and when the'ej'ector of the machine recedes, the rearward pressure exerted by the gate on the upper portion" of the typeqbar will be suflicient to tip the upper end of the type bar rearwardly and this type bar will descend endwise through the type bar channel with the foot of thetype bar resting on the upper level 11 and the top of the type bar engaged by the step 21 of the gate. The gate will be deflected to a greater extent in accommodating relatively thick type bars, as compared with its deflection under the influence of the ordinary or relatively thin type bars, the gate,'however, accommodating itself automatically to the variations in the thickness of the type bars. It will be understood that in handling type bars of a thickness less than the typ'e bar T (Fig. 5) and greaterthan the thickness ofthe type bar T (Fig. 6), such type-bars of intermediate thickness will be maintained in upright position while passing through the type bar channel by the bevel or incline between or connecting the steps 20 and 21 on the gate, this bevel or incline engaging the top longitudinal edge of the slug and acting under the'weight of the gate to prevent the type bar from tipping away from the wall 13.

The type bars after passing through the type bar channel descend upon the forwardly anddownwardly sloping bottom or floor 3 of the galley where they are stacked in a row in front of the frictionally heldabutment or support 5, it being understood that the type bars are assembled successivelyand in the order in which they were cast in the machine, the usual stacking means being suitable for the purpose.

By providing separate supporting means and separate guiding means for type barsof different thicknesses, the type. bars are appropriately received from the, trimming knife and conducted to the galley so that they are maintained in upright position and are properly stacked in the galley, the type,

bars of varying thicknesses being accommodated automatically so that manual adjustment or other attention from the operator is not required when a change is made in the thickness of the type bar produced by the machine. Moreover, by providing a pivoted gate or deflector substantially as hereinbefore described, type bars of varying length will be accommodated automatically" so that no'manual adjustment or other at-.

tention is required'of the operator when a change is made in the length of the type bar produced bythe machine.

In the preferred construction, as herein shown, the entrance through which the type bars pass to the galley contains, in effect, separa-te'channels which are adapted respectively for the passage of type bars of different thicknesses, the surfaces 10 and 11 in the present instance constituting the bottom walls or floors of these channels, and the surfaces 20-'and 21 on the gate or deflector constituting the top walls of these channels,

the laterally beveled or inclined surface between-the su-rfa'ees'20' and 21 directing'the relatively thintype" bars into the channel formed by the surfaces and and retain ing' them in'this channel during their passage through the-galley entrance; and thegate,

' in any case, adjusts itself to the thickness 7 therein having a surface tocooperate; With type barsof one 'thicknessand another surface to' coop'erate With-type bars of another thicknessp 7 2. In agalley for linecasting'machines,a device for" directing type bars'i'or assembly therein having relatively stepped surfaces one ofi wh ich is adapted to act upontype bars of one thickness ELHClfiHOtliGI"OfWl1lCh isadapted'to act upon type bars of another thickness. I

In agalley fo-r line casting inaphines, type bar directingmeans comprising relatively' stepped surfaceso-ne of which is operative on' relatii' ely thin type bars and another of which is operative upon relatively thick type bars.

l. In a galley for line casting machines, a deflector movable-under; the influence of passing'typ'e bars, said deflector having one surfaceadapted for type bars" of'one thick ness and another surfaceadapted for type bars" of another thickness.

5'; In a galleyj'for line casting machines, a deflector displace ableunder the influence of type bars passing .into the galley, 1 said deflector having relatively stepped surfaeesadapted toact respectively on type bars of different thicknesses and to direct them tothegalley l 6: In a galley for line casting machines, a pivoted deflector for directing type bars to be assembled in the galley, the deflector ,;having one suriace for type bars of one thickness and another surface for type bars of a different thickness.

i so

7. In a'galley for line casting machines, a galley'entrance having separate floors, one floor to direct-type bars'of one thickness and anotherfloor to direct type' bars ofanother thickness. 8. In a galley for'line casting machines, a

galley entrance having floors" in laterally stepped relation, one: of sa1dfioorsbe1ng adapted :to direct I, relatively thin type bars and another floor to direct relatively thick fztype bars; v g p wgalley for linelcastingmachines,

separate floors for-type bars ofdifi'e rent tli-ic surfaces for type bars of different thicknessest-f 10. In galley for line casting machines, the combination of a galley entrance having laterally-stepped surfaces to respectively support type bars of ,diiierent thicknesses,

inesses; and-a deflector having separate and'a deflector having laterally-stepped Surfaces'opposite tosaid floors'to respectively direct-type barsoif'different thicknesses,- I

11'. In a galley for line-castin-g-machines, the combinationof a galley entrance having surfaces at different levelsto respectively support type bars 0-1"? different thicknesses,

and a'deflector; movable toward and from said surfaces in the entrance andhaving surfaces at different levels to respectively act upon type" bars of diifer'en-t thickncsses. '12. In agalle-y for line casting'machines,

thecombinationof a galley entrance having different channels" to respectively receive type bars of different thicknesses,- and a pendent. deflector having an upright portion to be engaged by the type bars prior to their passage into said entrance-andanother portion to cooperate with the type bars While passing through said ei'itrance, said idefiectoi having different: surfaces; to re spcctively direct type bars of different thicknesses. I r

V 13 In a galleyfor linecasting machines, a-galley entrance through Which-type bars of different thicknesses are'ada-ptedito pass 1 1 for stacking, inwthe galley, said entrance having stepped surfaces fontheengagement respectively of'type bars oi'diflcrent'thickncsses. I

14-. Ina galley for line castingmachines, a gallery entrance through Whichit'ype bars of different thieknessesar'e adaptedto pass into the galley for stacking, said entrance containing separate channels for thepas sage respectively of type bars, oi? different thicknesses and embodying a member operativeto direct type barsginto' one: or another of said channels accordingto their respec tive thicknesses.

a galley entrance adapted forthe passage of passage respectively oftyp'e bars of difier- 15. In a galley for line'c-astingmaehines,

ent thicknesses, and embodying-a part operativerto direct type bars of one thickness into one. ofsaid channels and self adjustable under the influence of-atype' bar of another thickness to accommodate theientrancei for the passage of such latter type bar through another ofits channels;

In testimony" Whereot I aiiix rny signa- I ture. I r

THOMAS SQHOMANS; 

